Allegiant to begin flights from Rickenbacker to Myrtle Beach

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Mar 4, 2014 at 12:01 AMMar 5, 2014 at 10:25 AM

Based on popular demand, Allegiant Air added Myrtle Beach yesterday to its list of warm-weather vacation destinations reached from Rickenbacker Airport. Allegiant will begin its seasonal, nonstop service from Rickenbacker to Myrtle Beach International Airport beginning on May 29, the airline announced. The new flights will operate three times a week until Sept. 7.

Based on popular demand, Allegiant Air added Myrtle Beach yesterday to its list of warm-weather vacation destinations reached from Rickenbacker Airport.

Allegiant will begin its seasonal, nonstop service from Rickenbacker to Myrtle Beach International Airport beginning on May 29, the airline announced. The new flights will operate three times a week until Sept. 7.

Myrtle Beach will be the fourth destination available to Allegiant travelers flying out of Rickenbacker. The other three are Florida destinations: Orlando-Sanford, St. Petersburg-Clearwater and Punta Gorda.

“We know that Myrtle Beach is a very popular vacation destination for Ohioans, and there was not currently a nonstop service to Myrtle Beach,” said Allegiant spokeswoman Jessica Wheeler. “So we thought there would be good demand for it, based on the demand we’ve seen for our other destinations.”

Allegiant began flying out of Rickenbacker in 2012 with nonstop service to Orlando-Sanford International Airport. Since then, the airline has carried more than 15,000 passengers between Rickenbacker and the three Florida destinations.

Rickenbacker will be one of eight Allegiant locations with nonstop service to Myrtle Beach. The airline has routes connecting 100 U.S.

cities, Wheeler said.

“Columbus residents have been outspoken about their desire for nonstop, affordable service to Myrtle Beach,” said Andrew Levy, Allegiant Travel Co. president, in a statement.

To celebrate the new summer service, Allegiant will offer limited-time one-way fares beginning at $54.

There are no plans for other new flights out of Rickenbacker at this time, Wheeler said.